1)
As usual, this post is titled as “the best of”. However, this is not a
competition, but a sort of a game. Remember that I give neither points,
nor stars to the albums that are reviewed. I’d say that, IMHO, this is
the list of the most enjoyable albums of 2015. It's a party!

2)
This list is subjective, but not unfair: it covers the albums that I
have enjoyed. Other lists are being posted on other sites and they'll be
different. And I feel that diversity is good.

3) Important: Please remember that it’s a list of albums, not a list of bands.

4) I've tried to be coherent. Everybody should know that I prefer original material to over-exposed standards.

5)
Please remember that I'm only a fan. Maybe some albums are technically
or musically better than others. I have taken into account catchy songs,
fresh approaches, innovation and maybe I've given priority to raucous
sounds rather than to polished sounds

6) Yes, this is a Celtic
Punk e-zine. Then priority has been given to Celtic punk bands, but
you'll also find quite a few Celtic rock and folk punk bands.

7)
Only the albums that have been received for review/airplay purposes
and/or that have been shared for free by the bands have been rated.
Other recordings were released in 2015, but unfortunately no copy was
submitted or they got lost on their way to Spain.

8) This Best
of 2015 covers the albums that have been released from December 2014 to
November 2015. As you can see, a CD was released in 2013. I’ve decided
to rate it on the 2015 list ONLY after having checked that it was not
reviewed on any other Celtic punk / rock e-zine in 2014. I’ve got it in
2015 and I feel that a lot of fans didn’t notice that the CD was
released before having read my review. Then, I’ve considered
it as a 2015 release.

9) Neither live albums, nor only covers albums have been taken into account. The same applies to compilations/best of albums.

10) Some albums that are normally played at the 24/7 streaming radio have not made the list, because the music was more punk that Celtic punk

11)
To be at the bottom of the list doesn't involve that an album is rather
poor. The difference between the 5th place and the 20th place would be a
tiny nuance. The same applies to the places going from 21st to 40th.

12) Several songs from these albums have been added to the streaming radio along the year and they are regularly played.

14)
To the bands: it’s extremely difficult to rank every recording and I
guess that some people won’t be happy. However, I really appreciate and
respect the hard work by every single band. The quality of all of the
recordings has been very high!

Albums Top40

25 albums
from Europe: 5 from Italy, 5 from the United Kingdom, 3 from Spain, 2
from The Netherlands, 2 from the Czech Republic, 2 from Germany, 1 from
France, 1 from Belgium, 1 from Norway, 1 from Slovenia, 1 from Sweden
and 1 from Hungary

As far
as the EPs list is concerned, it ranks EPs and mini albums. Albums whose
running time was shorter than 30 minutes have been considered as
mini-albums.

25 CDs from Europe: 5
from the United Kingdom, 4 from Hungary, 3 from Germany, 2 from The
Netherlands, 2 from France, 2 from the Czech Republic, 2 from Russia, 1
from Ukraine, 1 from Belgium, 1 from Spain, 1 from Italy and 1 from
Norway